Setting proper User permissions in VSftpD (Ubuntu Server)
I recently set up an Ubuntu Server (32-bit, 11.04) and setup LAMP. I'm trying to configure VSftpD so I can transfer files locally from my laptop to the Ubuntu server.
I was able to follow various tutorials to create the CHroot user list. I was able to properly set the default root folder to my vars/www. For some reason my login is unable to edit files or folders. I am currently using my root user, I was unsure on how to create a Virtual user.
Any info or pointing in the right direction would be of much help. After 3-4 hours of searching through blogs, tutorials, and forums I figured I would give this a shot.
** Disclaimer - I used the search feature but couldn't seem to find anything relevant to my issue.**
RESOLVED
I figured out the issue, the permissions of the folders were not properly set. I entered the following and now my user has 100% access
sudo chown -R USERNAME /var/www
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www
RESOLVED
Answer
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